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3D printing shop to open downtown

GetPrinting3D, a retail store selling 3D printers and supplies, will open on the first floor of 820 Davis St. in downtown Evanston in late June and will hold a grand opening preview event from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5.

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and Alderman Don Wilson, 4th Ward, are scheduled to attend the event with will feature 3D printer demonstrations.
GetPrinting3D is is billed as a retail showroom and demonstration cafe where people can experience this new technology in action, learn about the various 3D printing processes, design their own 3D objects, and have them made in-store. The store will also give business owners a place to compare and buy professional-grade printers.

"We see our business as a venue where people of all ages can see the technology in use, learn, ask questions, use the printers, interact with 3D printing experts to learn more about this exciting technology and of course, purchase 3D printers and supplies" Brent Cox, the company's marketing director, said.
Cox also said that GetPrinting3D will also offer seminars and events designed for the business community. "Our vision is to have a balance between the business and consumer sides of the 3D printer industry. There's no real proven model for this type of venture so we’re anxious to see how it develops."
GetPrinting3D is the retail and e-commerce division of Rapid Direction, Inc. with its base of operation in Dayton, Ohio.
Founder and owner Ben Staub has been in the rapid prototyping business since 1990 providing engineering, rapid prototyping and rapid tooling services through his first company, Bastech, Inc.
In 2011, Rapid Direction opened a sales office at 820 Davis Street on the fourth floor as a tenant of the Technology Innovation Center Incubator. The most recent move to the 1st floor allows for better public accessibility to the showroom.
“We are excited to welcome GetPrinting3D to Downtown Evanston. It’s a great addition to the business community in Evanston” said Carolyn Dellutri, Downtown Evanston Executive Director.
GetPrinting3D, 820 Davis St. Suite 111, will initially be open 9 to 5, Monday-Friday. For more information call 855-50Get3D or visit their e-commerce website at www.getprinting3D.com.